Ski Racing: Forced vs. Guided Participation
The journey of raising your children to become successful begins with their participation in achievement activities such as ski racing. The goal of this involvement isn’t necessarily to find success in those early activities; that’s not always possible. Rather, this participation should initiate the process of instilling the values, attitudes, and life skills that are […]
Read MoreLatest News: Taylor Blog Post gets HuffingtonPost.com Headline
My latest blog post, Motivation: The Drive to Change, received “headline love” on HuffingtonPost.com’s Mindful Living page.
Read MorePersonal Growth: “Know Thyself” is the First Step to Life Change
The first step in making meaningful changes in your life involves gaining a better understanding of yourself in essential areas that impact your life. This self-knowledge can provide you with direction as you try to maximize your efforts at change. Self-knowledge can also help you be more efficient and focused – and more effective – […]
Read MoreSki Racing: Get Fired Up in the Starting Gate
In my last article directed to racers, I offered you practical techniques for lowering your intensity when you get too worked before races. Though less common, low intensity and letdowns in intensity can also prevent you from skiing your best. A decrease in intensity causes all the things that enable you to ski with fast […]
Read MoreSki Racing: Psychology of Injury
I just returned from three days of work with the Osler Bluff Ski Club in Ontario. During my visit, I met three young athletes who had sustained serious injuries. One 12-year-old suffered tib-fib fractures and was going to be in a full-length cast for eight weeks. A 15-year-old who is one of Canada’s top young […]
Read MorePersonal Growth: Motivation: The Drive to Change
According to the research of Dr. Anders Ericsson, motivation is the most significant predictor of success. In simple terms, Dr. Ericsson found that experts in many walks of life, whether sport, music, chess, dance, or business, had put in the most hours at their craft. He coined the phrase, “It takes 10 years and 10,000 […]
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